Chapter 268

Brielle’s eyes were rimmed with redness as she slumped into a seat, eventually leaning back on the sofa and drifting off to sleep.

When she awoke, it was already the next day, and her head throbbed with pain. Limping, she managed to make herself some food and tried contacting Max again, only to be greeted by the mechanical voice on the other end.

She had been blocked.

Brielle felt like a needle had been jabbed into her heart. She forced a self–mocking smile. Was this what they called reaping what you sow? It seemed Max really wanted to end things.

Deflated, Brielle put down her phone and stared blankly at the ceiling.

She spent the next three days at home in a daze, unable to muster the courage to reach out to him again.

On the morning of the third day, Aubree called, insisting that Brielle shouldn’t wallow at home. After freshening up, Brielle hailed a cab to the diner.

“You’ve lost a ton of weight. Haven’t you

took a seat. “I did eat, but I

a while, to take care of

can manage

on any longer, she wouldn’t be able to keep herself from spilling everything

to go back to his high and mighty world, and she had no right to drag him down from his pedestal. He

never shown his feelings.clearly. Perhaps he had felt a flicker of affection,

left behind like this, oddly enough, felt like a relief. Better to have never owned than to always be in fear of losing.

been such a pessimist when it

arrived when Brielle heard her name being called. Looking up, she was surprised to see Miranda. It felt like an eternity since they had last met. These three days had felt like a long year.

as if suddenly dragged

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preoccupied with the Haywood family affairs to join the ladies for their afternoon teas, as they were busy dealing with Lillian’s mess, with the police refusing

felt like it was burning with fury as she approached. “Brielle, is that really

if fate was playing a cruel joke

other well–to–do ladies following Miranda had also heard of Brielle and

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